CVE-2001-0981

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

HP CIFS/9000 Server (SAMBA) A.01.07 and earlier with the "unix password sync" option enabled calls the passwd program without specifying the username of the user making the request, which could cause the server to change the password of a different user.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q3/0048.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7051
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2001-q3/0048.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7051

Timeline

Published: Aug 31, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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